New World of Warcraft Expansion Revealed on August 6th, Complete Blizzard gamescom 2015 Schedule

Blizzard has a huge presence at gamescom 2015. This is the first time an expansion announcement won't be at Blizzcon, and every Blizzard game has a strong showing. We've got the expansion announcement and gamescom 2015 schedule.

World of Warcraft Expansion Announcement

Blizzard has announced that the new World of Warcraft expansion will be revealed on August 6th, on the gamescom live stream! There will be a followup World of Warcraft developer chat on the expansion on Sunday, August 9th. What do you think will be revealed?

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Join us Thursday, August 6 at 9 a.m. PDT for a special World of Warcraft event streamed live from gamescom 2015 in Cologne, Germany—where we’ll be unveiling the next chapter of the World of Warcraft saga. . . .

Tune in again Sunday, August 9 at 8:00 a.m. PDT for a World of Warcraft developer chat before the show ends, and find out more about what’s in store.

Stay tuned to our dedicated gamescom page for further details on the live stream. Those who are able to join us in person at gamescom can visit us at the Blizzard booth in hall 7.1. We hope to see you there!

Full Blizzard gamescom Schedule

Blizzard has updated http://blizzgc.com/ with a schedule section documenting everything at gamescom. Several World of Warcraft team members will be present: Executive Producer J. Allen Brack, Game Director Tom Chilton, Creative Director Alex Afrasiabi, and Lead Game Designer Ion Hazzikostas. In addition, statues and props from the Warcraft movie will be on display.

August 6th

12:30 World of Warcraft Dungeon Challenge: Check out two top guilds racing each other to complete a Challenge Mode Dungeon. Who will win?

17:45 World of Warcraft – The Next Expansion Revealed: The World of Warcraft development team will be live on stage to reveal the next expansion for World of Warcraft! Don’t miss this – gather at the Blizzard booth or watch the live stream.

August 7th

10:30 World of Warcraft Dungeon Challenge: Check out two top guilds racing each other to complete a Challenge Mode Dungeon. Who will win?

14:30 World of Warcraft Dance Contest: Awesome prizes to be won - sign up at the Blizzard booth on Friday morning!

August 8th

10:30 World of Warcraft Live Raid: Watch two top-rated guilds destroy raid bosses in a head-to-head race live on stage.

14:00 Blizzard Costume Contest: Incredible creations from the communities around our games. Who will win the grand prize this year?

August 9th

11:30 World of Warcraft Live Raid: Watch two top-rated guilds destroy raid bosses in a head-to-head race live on stage.

17:00 World of Warcraft Live Stream: Featuring exclusive World of Warcraft content and developer interviews.

In addition, other Blizzard games are having special livestreams:

Saturday, August 8 at 18:00 CEST: exclusive Legacy of the Void and Overwatch content and developer interviews.

Friday, August 7 at 18:00 CEST: exclusive Hearthstone and Heroes of the Storm content and developer interviews

Representing the StarCraft II development team: Senior Game Designer David Kim and Lead Game Producer Tim Morten

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Blizzard’s gearing up for another epic gamescom this year! From August 5-9, we’ll be providing plenty of entertainment at our biggest booth to date in Hall 7 of the Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany.

The highlight of the show will happen on the Blizzard stage on Thursday, August 6 at 9:00 a.m. PDT, when we unveil the next expansion for World of Warcraft! Catch it in person or via live stream at www.blizzgc.com.

We’ll have four packed days of activities around all of our games. You can experience everything from competitive gameplay to developer signing sessions, from our famous costume and dance contests to live music—including a special performance from Video Games Live! There are prizes to be won in live quizzes each day, as well as our costume and dance contests. Want to show off your moves? Sign up at the booth! Be sure to check out the below tabs for all the game-specific activities, and visit the website for a full stage schedule.

Of course you’ll also get hands-on play time with our games. Hearthstone will be available on PC and tablet, including some new cards from the upcoming expansion, The Grand Tournament. You can battle it out in Heroes of the Storm, and try out Overwatch for the first time in Europe. Experience StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void and its new co-operative mode, Allied Commanders, and fight the formidable Iron Horde in World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor.

You’ll also have loads of photos opportunities at our booth, including statues and weapon props used in the upcoming Warcraft movie! Share your Blizzard at gamescom experience on social media using the #BlizzGC2015 hashtag, and your post may appear on our dedicated site.

To pick up a souvenir, including some exclusive items, stop by the Blizzard shop in Hall 5. Stay tuned for more details on the shop in the coming days.

And if you can’t be at gamescom in person, be sure to watch our live-streamed show each evening for exclusive content, developer interviews, and more. Tune in to www.blizzgc.com at 18:00 CEST Thursday-Saturday, and at 17:00 CEST on Sunday.

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Comment by Fantasma

on 2015-07-29T12:08:19-05:00

Please no more orcs!

Comment by AddictedPoi

on 2015-07-29T12:08:49-05:00

Faster expansions? No thanks. I'd prefer five solid patches of content per expansion. In WoD we've had 0.5 solid patches so far. Tanaan Jungle was supposed to be a levelling zone shipped on launch. And 6.1 aka the selfie patch is a joke. Garrison adjustments implemented in 6.1 don't deserve such a major number.

Comment by Arraya

on 2015-07-29T12:09:48-05:00

AIBUIDBAWIB(*H (A EEEEEP EEPPPPP *Fanboying intensifies*

Edit: Please be Emerald Dream! But if it's Eye of Azshara I'm cool with it, as long as its set on a continent/island that's controlled by the Naga, I hope they stir clear of underwater zones.

Comment by meloman631

on 2015-07-29T12:10:55-05:00

What a nice birthday present for me. Honestly, I feel like it's been nice to see Draenor, but it is time to move on.

Comment by dankman47

on 2015-07-29T12:12:28-05:00

dankest dankness in a dank while bre

Comment by spinegrinder

on 2015-07-29T12:12:50-05:00

So 6.2 IS the last patch - this new expac had better be out at the end of this year and had better not be the most expensive expac to date =/

Comment by unholydriver

on 2015-07-29T12:13:15-05:00

Let's see if we've got something to look forward to.

You know it will be. lol

Comment by gizmotronica

on 2015-07-29T12:13:35-05:00

sweet! hopefully we get new playable races :)

Comment by Aquabrook

on 2015-07-29T12:14:25-05:00

PLEEEEEEEAAAAAASE be Eye of Azshara! More underwater zones! Less whale sharks!

Comment by Erath3iL

No wonder they lost so many people...It becomes something like AC and CoD.

Comment by Skrajers

on 2015-07-29T12:16:19-05:00

Will it be full expansion?

Comment by helladin

on 2015-07-29T12:21:12-05:00

i sense so much greed

so keep 1.5 year real less then year expansion span so they can up much higher number subs.and they keep selling overpriced expansion10 year old game for asked 45 euro wod expansion i fell cheated.

Comment by minimalistway

on 2015-07-29T12:23:38-05:00

Thank goodness, i'm tired of all negative comments in WoW communities, but i know negativity and comments are like water and wetness! anyway ... glad to see this news.

Comment by adsamcik

on 2015-07-29T12:25:26-05:00

I agree and disagree :) I think that the whole game leveling should change. I would split the expansion in 3 parts where each part would end with a raid (90-93, 94-97, 98-100) and in Draenor this could have been followed by garrison levels, which would make sense. They could be rolled out sooner and there would be smaller gaps between content. Yes you would have less content to play on patch day, but you would have something new every 3 months or so, something big.

Comment by Dracaan

on 2015-07-29T12:25:47-05:00

as long as it will NOT be a two tier expansion focused around a facebook game I will be happy...unless they increase the price of the game by another ten bucks...oh...and hoping for some pvp fixes

Comment by Morwo

on 2015-07-29T12:27:18-05:00

Please no more orcs!

So WoW's playerbase like focus on orc thingys and blizzard like to recycle content... guess what!